Man stabbed to death in East Orange, authorities say

EAST ORANGE -- Authorities on Monday identified the 29-year-old man who died after he was stabbed in East Orange.

Karl Laroche, of Irvington, was stabbed by an unknown assailant in the 300 block of Central Avenue around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, according to Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly, of the homicide unit.

Laroche died at University Hospital around 9:40 p.m., according to Fennelly, who said additional details were not immediately available.